(Posted 13th March 2025)
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Ethiopian Airlines celebrates International women’s day with all-women flights
Travel World by Economic Times
Ethiopian Airlines celebrated International Women’s Day on 8th March 2025 with all-women-operated flights to six global destinations. The event, held at Skylight Hotel, highlighted the airlines commitment to gender equality and women’s roles in aviation... Read More>>
Uganda joins Afreximbank’s Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA) as 21st Member State
Africa.com
The quest to broaden the scope of interventions by the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) development impact investment arm, into all corners of the continent reached a major milestone today with the signing of the Fund’s Establishment Agreement by Uganda. With Uganda’s accession, FEDA expands its presence to 21 member states, reinforcing its role as a key player in shaping Africa’s economic future… Read More>>
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS
Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Botswana President Duma Boko
State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Washington today with the President of Botswana, Advocate Duma Gideon Boko. The Secretary congratulated President Boko on the upcoming SpaceX supported launch of Botswana’s first satellite, BOTSAT-1. Secretary Rubio and President Boko reaffirmed the importance of the close strategic partnership between the United States and Botswana, especially in the areas of trade and regional security… Read More>>
Africa in the emerging new world order
Modern Diplomacy
Below is an insightful interview conducted by Kester Kenn Klomegah with Mr. Tariq Khan, a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) associated with the University of South Africa. Tariq focuses on research to discuss economic, security and diplomatic issues in areas such as Pakistan-Africa Relations, African Relations, and Major Powers’ relations with Africa, Asia-Africa Relations and South-South Cooperation, Maritime Affairs. In this late February interview below, he discussed Global Powers, G20 and Africa relations in the emerging new world. Here are the significant excerpts… Read More>>
ENERGY
AEC Endorses U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s Support for African Energy Independence
African Energy Chamber
As the U.S. moves toward supporting Africa’s right to develop its own energy resources, African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2025 serves as the premier platform for driving investment into the continent’s oil, gas and energy industries… Read More>>
Funding Options for Health Products Manufacturing in Africa Tabled
African CDC
Development finance institutions (DFIs) are stepping up to accelerate Africa’s pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing ambitions, marking a new phase in the continent’s push for self-sufficiency in health products…. Read More>>
Safeguarding Africa’s health: update on actions in response to recent Ebola outbreaks
African Union
Following the recent outbreak of Ebola cases reported in Uganda, The African Union (AU) is collaborating with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda to mobilise support to ensure adequate response and implementation of prevention and control measures, including deployment of senior experts from the AU’s Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Africa CDC teams are also currently deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and have been involved in implementing key interventions in partnership with the Government and other partners. … Read More>>
INFRASTRUCTURE
Ericsson Boosts Digital Infrastructure in Africa: Stock to Gain?
Nasdaq
Ericsson ERIC recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Econet Wireless Zimbabwe to expand the latter’s telecommunications infrastructure by boosting network scalability, reliability and unlock advanced capabilities such as automation and virtualization. Ericsson and Econet has a long-standing business relationship spanning decades. In 2023, Econet utilized Ericsson’s cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core solution to upgrade its core network and accelerate 4G and 5G installation… Read More>>
‘We are building for Africa,’ Coronation CEO says on expanding investment opportunities
The Africa Report
Nigeria’s Coronation Asset Management plans to launch two infrastructure funds and its first real estate investment trust in 2025, aiming to expand across Africa and grow its assets under management to $4bn… Read More>>
AGRIBUSINESS
Eléphant Vert and Pro Farm Group Strengthen Biocontrol Expansion in Africa with Renewed Partnership
AgriBusiness Global
Eléphant Vert (EV) and Pro Farm Group (PFG) announce the renewal of their collaboration to distribute biocontrol products in Africa. The contract renews the partnership with Eléphant Vert (EV) subsidiaries, particularly the Kenyan and Moroccan ones. They will pursue to develop and market the Pro Farm Group (PFG) range of biocontrol products. At the same time, other opportunities have also been identified to expand this partnership to East Africa, more particularly in Ethiopia and Tanzania, and to Maghreb with Tunisia and Algeria…. Read More>>
Italy launches an agribusiness course for Kenyan companies
ANSA
The ‘Lab Innova for Africa Kenya’ course, part of the ‘Luca Attanasio’ Lab Innova for Africa project, was inaugurated today in Nairobi. The technical-managerial training course, promoted by the ICE Agency, provides an integrated programme of assistance and training aimed at supporting the development and internationalisation of African companies in the agribusiness sector…. Read More>>
ICT
Sundays for Teaching, Weekdays for Coding: Meet the Woman with the Best of Both Worlds
Atlantic Council
Africa is increasingly asserting its participation in the advancement of emerging technologies by engaging in active dialogues and devising roadmaps for the development, deployment, and regulation of these technologies. However, strategies to employ emerging technologies vary widely both in levels of progress as well as regulatory mechanisms. This report explores how five African countries—South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia—are strategically navigating the governance of new technologies to enrich their citizens’ lives while mitigating potential risks. It focuses on three key emerging technology domains, namely: connectivity, digital public infrastructure, and artificial intelligence (AI)… Read More>>
FINANCE
South Africa’s budget remains stuck as parties reject reduced VAT hike
Reuters
A revised budget presented on Wednesday by South Africa’s finance minister was immediately rejected by major political parties, even though a proposed increase in value-added tax was sharply reduced. The revision was meant to end an impasse between Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s African National Congress and its biggest coalition partner, the Democratic Alliance, which rejected an initial proposal three weeks ago… Read More>>
